Disastrous Encounters: Anecdotes and Episodes from the humanitarian aid world
Gerhard Fischer
Nov 2022 · BoD – Books on Demand
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This book is the English version of the 2019 published German book ' Katastrophenbegegnungen-Anekdoten und Episoden von der Helferfront', written by Gerhard Fischer and translated by himself. In the framework of his assignments abroad for aid agencies he encountered many disasters in the past 20 years: Earthquake, Tsunami and armed conflicts. However, he also experienced many disastrous encounters, amongst others with employers, accommodation, artisans, bureaucracies as well as return from his assignments. Besides his work he reports on those recurrent aspects in ten chapters. Especially, the funny, bizarre as well as dramatic anecdotes and episodes are presented authentically and with great humour: in Serbia a day was stamped in his passport, which does not exist. Further, he experienced twice a rain of money in the truest sense of the word and witnessed a historical event. A craftsman appeared in Kosovo without any tools. In Sri Lanka a troop of monkeys harassed him and in Ingushetia a supposedly relaxed evening developed to a real attack of Chechen rebels. And much more.
About the author
Gerhard Fischer was born in 1966 and grew up in Lower Franconia in Bavaria/Germany. His study of Political Science and History led him to Heidelberg. After the degree as M.A. as well as several jobs as a driver and construction worker he went to Bochum/Germany, where he enrolled and finished the postgraduate study 'Master in Humanitarian Assistance'. This paved the way for his career to work for aid agencies. During his assignments abroad he completed his third degree as MSc of Development Management. In addition, he married and lives nowadays in North Black Forest/Germany.
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